Assembly Elections in Andhra Pradesh

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Andhra Pradesh By-Elections 2014

Assembly Consistuency No.

Name of Assembly Consistuency

Polling date

Counting of Votes Date

202

Nandigama

13 Sept 2014

16 Sept 2014

List Of Candidates For Nandigama Consistuency 2014

Candidate Name

Party Name

Tangirala Sowmya

TDP

Bodapati Babu Rao

INC

Katarapu Pullaiah

IND

Matangi Pulla Rao

IND

Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Election 2014

The Andhra Pradesh Assembly election of 2014 will be conducted in two phases: 30 April 2014 and 7 May 2014. In the first phase, polling will be held in 119 segments of the assembly across 10 districts of Telangana. In the second phase, 175 constituencies from 13 districts will go to polls. The votes will be counted on 16 May 2014.

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) is the lower house of the Andhra Pradesh legislature. It consists of 294 members. Out of these, 19 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidates and 48 are reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates.

Elections in the state of Andhra Pradesh are held following the guidelines of the Constitution of India, under the supervision of the Election Commission of India. In the state, the commission is headed by the Chief Election Commissioner of the state.

The Assembly elections are conducted to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The candidates with maximum number of votes in the election become the elected members of the state assembly, and the party acquiring the necessary majority elects the Chief Minister.

The first Assembly election in Andhra Pradesh was held in 1956. The Indian National Congress won the majority and became the ruling party. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was appointed as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

In 2009, the 13th Assembly election was conducted in the state. The INC won the election with absolute majority.

Some of the major political parties to participate in the Assembly election 2014 are the Congress, the BJP, the YSR Congress and the Telugu Desam Party.